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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA , PA. 19102
215 972-7600
NEWS
1982
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
1982
PHILADELPHIA CENTURY IV
To:
Arts Editors
Feature and Travel Editors
Listings Editors
December 22-February 7, 1982
Peter Bonnett Wight and the Gilded Age
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts:
December 22-February 7 , 1982
A Masterpiece of American Architecture
January 8 - February 21, 1982
George Krause: Photographs
January 8 - January 29, 1982
Harry Bertoia: Monotypes
February 19 - April 18, 1982
Form and Function: Proposals for
Public Art in Philadelphia
March 5 - April 18, 1982
Warren Rohrer: Paintings
March 12 - April 8, 1982
Eric Ryan and Charles Searles
April 14 - May 7, 1982
Tony diRienzi and Toshi Kitagawa
May 7 - June 20, 1982
Lois Lane
May 14 - June 6, 1982
Annual Student Exhibition
Summer Exhibition of Student Prize Winners
May through Summer
"/(William Rush: American Sculptor
June 22-November 21, 1982
Treasures from the Permanent Collection:
Pennsylvania Artists
Sunrrner 1982
Ed Kerns
September 10 - October 17, 1982
American Painters in Brittany and Normandy
(1860-1910)
September 24 - November 28,1982
Emily Brown
October 29 - December 12, 1982
Perspect i ves on Realism:
Contemporary Works of Art on Paper
December 17 - January 30, 1983
*AAM Delegates will be invited to a special preview, Sunday, June 20, 1982
All dates are for public showings.
LOCATION:
Broad and Cherry Streets, just two short blocks north of City
Hall in downtown Philadelphia. Near train, bus, parking .
BRANCH:
Peale House, 1811 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
HOURS:
Tuesday-Saturday: 10-5; Sunday: 1 - 5 Closed Monday
ADMISSION: $1.50 Adults; $1.00 Senior Citizens; $.50 Students; Members free
TOURS:
Tuesdays through Fridays at 11 and 2; Weekends at 2
Special Group Tours by appointment; call (215) 972-7608
FREE with museum admission; free to Phila. school groups
MUSEUM SHOP: Same hours as museum; often open during special events
CONTACT:
SUSAN RAPPAPORT, PUBLIC INFORMATION, (215) 972-7642
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art museum and
school in the count ry, founded in 1805. The permanent collection and
school are housed in its third building, a National Historic Landmark
desiened by archite ct Frank Furness in 1876, and restored in 1976. Many
of the exhibitions of the year 1982 have been organizroto emphasize and
to honor Century IV, the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the
city of Philadelphia. They range from the early days of William Rush,
America's first native sculptor, to new, contemporary work of 1982.
The exhibitions described below are arranged by gallery:
MAIN GALLERIES
December 22February 7, 1982
December 22February 7, 1982
February 19April 18, 1982
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PETER BONNETT WIGHT AND THE GILDED AGE
An exhibition of 46 original architectural drawings by
Peter Bonnett Wight, architect, contractor, and critic.
(1838-1925). Wight designed the National Academy of
Design in New York City(1863-l865) and was one of the
leading architects of "The Gilded Age" in America. His
ornate polychromatic designs helped to establish the
High Victorian Gothic Style in the United States, and his
influence is apparent in the work of Pennsylvania
Academy architect Frank Furness. The works include
exquisitely detailed, richly colored architectural
drawings and gouaches from the permanent collection of
The Art Institute of Chicago. (Catalogue and Poster)
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS:
A MASTERPIECE OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
Third in series organized to highlight masterpieces from
the Academy permanent collections, this exhibition displays material about the Academy building and its
architect, Frank Furness. The exhibition complements
and parallels PETER BONNETT WIGHT AND THE GILDED AGE.
A new exhibition guide about the architect and the
building will be published. Both the exhibition and
the guide have been generously funded by a grant from
the SmithKline Foundation.
FORM AND FUNCTION: PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC ART IN
PHILADELPHIA
The exhibition includes drawings, models and blueprints
of new approaches for art in public places submitted to
the Fairmount Park Art Assoication by artists of national
reputation, including Siah Armajani, Rafael Ferrer,
Richard Fleishner, John Hejduk , Robert Irwin, .lody
Pinto, Martin Puryear, Robert Wilson. The Art Association
is an organization with a distinguished history of
support for public art, and has commissioned the
proposals as its official project to honor the City's
Century IV celebration. Each project chosen from these
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proposals will be functional, site-specific, and
integral to the life of the community. Organized by
Penny Bach, Project Manager of the Fairmount Park
Art Association .
May 14 June 6, 1982
81ST ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION
Since 1902 the Pennsylvania Academy has held student
exhibitions and award ceremonies in the tradition of
the Royal Academy and the Beaux Arts ' hors concours'
competition. Students submit a "wall" competing for
prizes. The entries are then judged by a committee
of artists and faculty . These works are all on view
and fill the Academy galleries with works of great
vitality and variety.
June 22 November 21, 1982
WILLIAM RUSH: AMERICAN SCULPTOR
In conjunction with Philadelphia's tercentennary
celebration in 1982, The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts is exhibiting the works of William Rush
(1756-1833) , one of America's first important
sculptors to receive national and international
recognition . Rush ' s styl e evolved f r om the ship
carving tradition i nto an idiom reminiscent of French
neo-classical sculpture. The best of his allegorical
works were commissioned as adornments to some of
Philadelphia's major architectural monuments of the
early nineteenth century_ Organized by Linda Bantel,
Assistant Curator , Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, it is the first Rush exhibition of this scope
since 1937. (Catalogue).
September 24 November 28, 1982
AMERICAN PAINTERS IN BRITTANY AND NORMANY:
1860-1910
American artists gravitated to France after 1860 in
ever increasing numbers , and discovered a wealth of
motifs and subjects in the coastal and inland landscapes of Normandy. Picturesque regional costumes,
monumental and vernacular architecture, and subjects
in the villages and countryside attracted and influenced the Americans. From these visits, artists
returned home to found kindred coloni es at Anasquam,
Ipswitch, Woodstock , Old Lyme, Co s Cob , and New Hope.
The exhibition includes works by John Singer Sargent,
James A. McN. Whistler , George Inness , William Lamb
Picknell, and Frederick Bridgeman . The exhibition
will be organized by David Sellin, former Dean of
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. (Catalogue)
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PAFA 1982 exhibition schedulej4.
December 17 January 30, 1983
PERSPECTIVES ON REALISM: CONTEMPORARY WORKS
OF ART ON PAPER
The collection of contemporary realist works of
art on paper formed by Richard and Jalane
Davidson is one of the finest of its kind in
private hands. It has never been exhibited
to the public as a collection. The exhibition
will number mor e than 60 works, in graphite,
charcoal, pastel, watercolor , colored ink and
silverpoint, by more than 50 living American
artists. It will incluae figure drawings by
Alex Katz, Alfred Leslie , Jack Beal, William
Beckman, Alice Neel, Philip Pearlstein, and
William Bailey; landscapes by Neil Welliver,
Sidney Goodman, Richard Haas, Joseph Raffael, and
Bill Richards; still life by Don Nice, Janet Fish,
Sondra Freckelton, and John S. Ingle. (Cat a l ogue)
MORRIS GALLERY
Morr is Galler y exhibi t ions focus on one-person contempoLlary exhibitions
with special consideration given to contemporary artists whc live or work
in Philadelphia and t he Delaware Valley .
January 8 GEORGE KRAUSE : RETROSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS 1960- 81
February 21, 1982
A prize-winning contemporary photographer disp lays
work from the last 20 years , including studies
of the ritual of death, erotic fantasies, nudes .
March 5April 18, 1982
WARREN ROHRER
Warren Rohrer's large scale oil paintings bec ome
abstractions, layers of paint changing and cr eating the visual experience . The recurring str oke
of the paint brush.. with the delicate transparan t
color changes , evokes the textures and pattern s
of the Lancaster County farmland of his birth .
May 7 June 20, 1982
LOIS
Lois
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LANE
Lane makes large scale paintings, often
restricted c u l ur ran ge, l ike bl.ack and white
s imple . heral di c or emblematic images.
Sill1NER EXHIBITION
10 October 17, 1982
SE;~ ptem :)el"
ED KERNS
Abstract paintingE' that consist of multipl e layers
of acrylic paint and fabric, called by John
Cunnally "more geological events than paintings,"
they are evocative of Kerns continuing theme- Time.
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MORRIS GALLERY (Cont'd . )
Octob er 29December 12, 19 82
EMILY BROWN
Small sca l e p ainterly landsca pes; intimate
richly pain ted canvasses in the strong presence
of diffused s unl i ght . Emily Brown studied a t
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and
Un i versity of Pennsylvania; spring 1982 she
wi ll be Ar tist - in - Residence a t t h e Art ists fo r
Environment Foundation .
PEALE HOUSE GALLERIES
1811 Chestnut St reet
Peale House exhibit ions are organized by a rotating faculty committee
of the Pennsylvan ia Academy of the Fine Arts. Works are chosen whi ch
will interest and contribute to the educ a tion of the studen ts . Free.
January 18February 5~
1982
March 12 Ap ril 8 , 1982
Apri l 14Hay 7, 1982
May thr ough Summer
HARRY BERTOIA: MONOTYPES AND SCULPTURE
Early monotypes, rarely on exhibition by this
internationa lly kn own s culptor. This exhibition
adds an other dimension to understanding Ber to i a 's
life work in kinetic and sound sculpture .
ERIC RYAN: A MEMORIAL
This exhibition presents the last work of a
promising young PAFA graduate . It is a lighted
bas-r e lief, cut metal in simp le disc-like sha pes.
CHARLES SEARLES : PAINTED WOOD SCULPTURE
PAFA gr aduate influenced by studies and trips
to Nigeria; recognized as one of America's
leading black artists.
TONY deRIENZI and TOSHI KI TAGAWA
Graduates of t h e Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fi ne Arts
STUDENT PRIZE WINNERS FROM ANNUAL STUDENT SHOW
Fundin g for the Penn s ylv an ia Academy of the Fine Arts exhibition pr ogram
is made po ss i bl e t hrough generous grants f rom the Pew Memori a l Trust,
the Na tiona l En dowmen t for the Arts , the Penns y lvania Humanities Council ,
t he Smi thKl i n e Foundation , Rohm and Haa s Comp an y, and seve ral generous
i.n divi dua :! donors . Peter Bonn~tt \-,fi ght and the Gil ded Age has be en funded
t hrough t h e Penns ylvania Humanities Coun cil, The Gr ah am Found a tion for
Adv anced St'.ldie s in the Fine Arts, and the Estate of Walter D. Burger .
For catalogues, pho tographs ,
transparencie s, and i nterviews
with t he Dir ect or and Cur ato r ial
Staf f p lease con tact Sus an Rappaport, Publ i c In f ormation, (215) 972 - 7642
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA, PA . 19102
215 972-7600
NEWS
January 7, 1982
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"FORM AND FUNCTION:
PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC ART FOR PHILADELPHIA" WILL
BE A CENTURY IV CELEBRATION AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in cooperation with the
Fairmount Part Art Association, will present the exhibition, "FORM AND
AND FUNCTION:
PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC ART FOR PHILADELPHIA", from February 19
through April 18, 1982.
Members' and Press Preview Reception will be
Thursday, February 18 from 5:00 -
7:00 p.m.
The exhibition will include site photographs, drawings, models, and
blueprints which express the great potential for future approaches to art
in public places.
The proposals were commissioned by the Fairmount Park
Art Association as its official project to honor the City of Philadelphia's
1982 "Century IV Celebration.""Century IV" is a year-long celebration of
the founding of Philadelphia three hundred years ago.
"FORM AND FUNCTION:
PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC ART FOR PHILADELPHIA" came
about because of the Art Association's interest in researching new ideas
whi ch enable artists to have the opportunity to contribute to the shape
and use of our daily environment.
The Fairmount Park Art Association, a
private organization with a distinguished history of support for public
art and urban planning, has commissioned the innovative proposals by
artists of national reputation with the assistance of a grant from the
National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency.
The exhibition's
setting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is fitting because
of the preeminence of the 1876 National Historic Landmark designed by
Frank Furness, an architect of great vision.
Guest Curator for the exhibition is Penny Bach, Fairmount Park Art
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Association Project Director, who comments, "Each project represents a
significant contribution by the artist working within a particular
community context.
The Art Association intends to commission a selection
of the proposals for actual implementation.
Each work chosen will be
site-specific, functional, and integral to the life of the community, and
tho se selected for completion will be installed in various locations
throughout the city of Philadelph ia."
The Fairmount Park Art Association's experimental program exp lores
new approaches to public art in order to reshape the urban environment;
it encourages collaboration among artists, designers, architects, city
planners, engineers, civic leaders, and community representatives.
The
proposals examine the integration of art into the public context through
use as well as placement, challenging the artist's role as a creative
problem-solver.
The Art Association has encouraged the evolution of works that are
prototypes, transferable to other locations, as well as unique and
indigenous works, reflecting some aspect of a particular community's
character.
Proposals will include artists' plans for street furniture,
outdoor lighting, landscaped environments, a pedestrian bridge, pavillions,
fishing piers, performing areas, and meeting spaces.
Participating artists and their proposals and potential sites are
(at press time):
Si ah Armajani, Minneapolis, a proposal for Louis Kahn Lecture Room
(Interior) at the Fleisher Art Memorial; artist Rafael Ferrer, Philadelphia,
Teatro de la Luna (Bandstand) at Fairhill Square, 4th and Lehigh; Dan
Flavin, Garrison, New York, Fluorescent Lighting of the East Falls Bridge,
crossing the Schuylkill River; Richard Fleischner, Providence, Rhode
Island, Amphitheatre and Park Design, Community College of Philadelphia,
17th and Spring Garden Streets; John Hejduk, Bronx, New York, Devil's
Bridge, Devil's Gazebo and Devil's Seat for Devil's Pool at Wissahickon
and Cresheim Creeks; Robert Irwin, Los Angeles, a grand Philadelphia Stoop
at a Center City location; Jody Pinto, Philadelphia, Fishing Piers and
Seating near Wises Mill Dam on the Wissahickon Creek; Martin Puryear,
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Chicago, a Pavillion in the Trees proposed for Cliveden Park, Johnson
Street and Chew Avenue; Robert Wilson, New York, Park Environment and
~ighting
for Penn Treaty Park on the Delaware River.
While art in public places has flourished in the past decade, much
of this work has been "private art" for public places.
The purpose of
the Academy exhibition is to encourage community education and unde rstanding of this new poten tial for public art.
Visitors will have the
opportunity to view preliminary drawings and working models which reveal
the artists' unique attempts to communicate this revised definition of
their role in contemporary society.
Consultants for the search and selection are Richard Koshalek,
Deputy Director and Chie f Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in
Los Angeles, formerly Director of the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New
York, and Julie Brown, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los
Angeles, formerly Projec t Manager of the General Services Administration's
(U.S. Government) Art-in-Architecture Program.
A catalogue for "FORM AND FUNCTION:
PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC ART FOR
PHILADELPHIA" will be published by the Fairmount Park Art Associa tion
and The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad and
Cherry Streets, just two short blocks north of City Hall.
to public transportation and parking.
It is convenient
Hours at the Academy are Tue sday
through Saturday, 10 - 5; Sunday 1 - 5; Closed Monday.
during the week at 11 and at 2 and on weekends at 2.
Tours are given
Works from the
Permanent Collection are always on view.
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Contact:
Susan Rappaport
Public Information
(215) 972-7642
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
215 972-7600
PHIL A DELPHIA , PA. 19102
NEWS
January 12, 1982
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SITE-SPECIFIC SCULPTURE:
A LECTURE SERIES AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS IN PHILADELPHIA
Saturdays at 1 p.m. artists who are participants in the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts exhibition, Form and Function:
Proposals for Pub11c Art in Philadelphia will talk about their
concepts for art in public places. The program is free and open to public.
The schedule is as follows:
February 27 - Martin Puryear
March 6
March 13
- Richard Fleischner
March 20
- Siah Armaj ani
March 27
April 3
April 10
- John Hejduk
- Rafael Ferrer
- Jody Pinto
- Robert Irwin
The exhibition is organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts in recognition of Philadelphia's Century IV Celebration, in
conjunction with the Fairmount Park Art Association's proposals for
public art for Philadelphia program. The exhibition of drawings,
models, and blueprints opens on February 19, 1982 and will continue
through April 18, 1982.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad
and Cherry Streets, just two blocks north of City Hall.
to public transportation and parking.
It is convenient
Admission to the Academy is $1.50, $1.00 for Senior Citizens,
$.50 for students.
Contact:
Susan Rappaport
Public Information 972-7642
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19102
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
NEWS
215 972-7600
January 22, 1982
"THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARrS INTRODUCES 'GALLERY NarES' "
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has just published its first
MJrris Gallery "Gallery Notes."
exhibition, or by mail.
They will be available for each Morris Gallery
The "Gallery Notes" include a photograph from the ex-
hibition, and a staterrent about the artist's work, by Judith Stein, Morris Gallery
coordinator.
The "Gallery Notes" are 8 x
5~",
in a looseleaf style, making it
possible to collect a documentation of Philadelphia area contemporary artist's work.
Since 1978 the Morris Gallery at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
has been a distinguished exhibition space for the art community in Philadelphia.
The Morris Gallery displays the works of outstanding contemporary artists with a
connection to Philadelphia, determined by birth, schooling, or residence. The
gallery was narred to corrme:rmrate Harrison Morris, Director of the Academy from
1892-1905.
Morris had a vital interest in Modern American art, and was responsible
for the acquistions of some of the premier works of the Academy's permament collection.
From its inaugural exhibition in March 1978, the Morris Gallery has contained
a wide range of work in many media; not only drawing, painting, and sculpture, but
also photography, performance, and installations planned specifically for the space.
Currently
serving on the Morris Gallery Exhibitions Corrmittee are:
Murray
Dessner, Walter Eriebacher, Janet Kardon, Charles E. Mather III, Dr. Perry Ottenberg,
David Pease, Ann Percy, Jody Pinto, Rachel Seym::mr, and Mrs. William Wolgin; Academy
Staff: Richard Boyle, Frank Goodyear, Katherine Foster, Members who are recent graduates from the Academy School are; Bo Bartlett and Janes Ret;enning.
Hours at the Morris Gallery are the sane as the Main Galleries at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts; Tusday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-5.
Admission, General; $1.50,
Senior Citizens, $1.00, Students, $.50.
The Morris Gallery is located inside the Pennsylvania Aacdemy of the Fine Arts
at Broad and Cherry Streets, just two short blocks north of City Hall.
For further information, please contact:
Susan Rappaport
Public Information
(215) 972- 7642
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA , PA . 19102
NEWS
215 972 -7600
J anuary 27, 1982
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS HOSTS YOUNG AUDIENCE CONCERTS
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will host the Music proj ect
J azz Ensemble , the third program in a series by Young Audiences.! on Saturday ,
February 6, 1982 at 11 a.m. in the Morris Gallery .
The Music Project will
perform a special program that explored the connections and contrasts between
the j azz idiom and the ornate architectUre of the Academy ' s designer, Frank
Furness .
The Music Project has made j azz , our truly American art form , come
a live for thousands of students throughout the Delaware Valley .
The concert
ages .
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free , and open t o the public , and wel comes children of a ll
Since the turn of the century , music has a l ways been an integral part
of the Academy .
Walt Whitman used to sit beneath the Grand Staircase of the
Academy and lis t en to the Gremania Orchestra , predecessor to the Philadelphia
Orchestra .
Don ' t miss the Music Pro j ect, part of the Young Audience concert series ,
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on Saturday , February 6, 1982 at
11 a.m . in the Morris Gallery , and participate in this unique and informative
concert, and view one of the architectural wonders of Philadelphia .
The Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts is l ocated at Broad and Cherry
Streets , just two short blocks north of City Hall .
10-5, Sunday 1-5.
Hours ate Tuesday - Saturday
This concert is generously sponsored by the Provident
National Bank .
For more information, please contact :
Susan Rappapor t
Public Information
(215 ) 972- 764 2
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BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19102
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NEWS
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
CONTACT:
KIRBY F. SMITH
WENDY POLLARD
(215)
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IMMEDIATELY THROUGH NOVEMBER 21
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS CENTURY IV EXHIBITION,
WILLIAM RUSH, AMERICAN SCULPTOR, IS ON VIEW THROUGH THE FALL.
FOR MORE
INFORMATION CALL: 972-7642.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF
THE FINE ARTS CENTURY IV EXHIBITION,
WILLIAM RUSH, AMERICAN SCULPTOR: AMERICA'S FIRST NATIVE-BORN SCULPTOR,
IS ON VIEW THROUGH THE FALL.
STREETS.
THE ACADEMY IS LOCATED AT BROAD AND CHERRY
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
972-7642.
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OLDEST MUSEUM IN THE COUNTRY,
THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
CENTURY IV EXHIBITION IS WILLIAM RUSH, AMERICAN SCULPTOR:
NATIVE-BORN SCULPTOR.
THE FALL.
THIS CENTURY IV EXHIBITON WILL BE ON VIEW THROUGH__
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY IS LOCATED AT BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS,
JUST TWO SHORT BLOCKS NORTH OF CITY HALL.
972-7642.
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February 3, 1982
NEWS
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARrS PUBLISHES
'IW)
NEW BROCHURES
The PermsyI vania Academy of the fine Arts' Museum Education Departrrent,
just published two new brochures;
"Masterpieces of Arrerican Architecture" and
"Treasures from the Permanent Collection".
rruseum visitors.
They will be available free to all
Both are IPade possible by the SrnithKline Corporation.
"Masterpieces of Arrerican Architecture:
A National Historic LandIPark" in-
cludes inforIPation about the history, restoration, appreciation, and the art
school of the Academy building designed by Frank Furness (1876).
rruseum and art school in America
(l805~,
As the oldest
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
has had two locations; in 1805, the first building was rrerely a tiny ternplp., designed by John Dorsey and located at Chestnut and lOth Streets.
In 1845, a fire
occurred causing extensive· damage, resulting in a new building to be erected on
the sane site.
until 1876.
Richard Gilpin designed a larger neo-classical building, in use
Frank Furness's design for the Academy was selected in the competition
which only Philadelphia architects could compete, and was completed in 1876, in
time for the Centennial.
Cherry Streets.
The building was relocated to the corner of Broad and
In the following years, the Academy experinced IPajor changes, in-
cluding a "m::x3.ernization" in the 1930's.
From 1974- 1976 the Academy closed its
doors in order to restore the building to the original splendor intended by Frank
Furness.
The Academy
appropriately reopened in 1976, the:.-year. of
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centermial, exactly one hundred years after the IPagnificient building was completed
in 1876, the year of the Centennial.
"Treasures from the Permanent Collection; The Philadelphia Tradition", is a
short history why Philadelphia was the art center at the end of the 18th Century,
and how the Academy's original intentions were to collect the contemporary art of
its day, a goal it still meets today.
The acquistion of contemporary art in the
18th and 19th Century included such works by:
Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert
Stuart, Janes Peale, ThoIPaS Sully, and William Rush.
These works are no longer
"contemporary", but their addition to the Academy enriches our knowledge of early
Arrerican lifestyles, people, and architecture.
both historians
~d
Without these paintings and sculptures,
the average rruseum visitor would lack the depth of understanding
Arrerica and Philadelphia, its people and buildings, especially during Philadelphia's
celebration of Century IV this summer, that it is possible to comprehend from the
Academy's treasures from the permmanent collection.
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA , PA. 19102
215 972-7600
February 3, 1982
NEWS
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARrS PUBLISHES
'IW)
NEW BROCHURES
The Pennsylvania Academy of the fine Arts 1 Museum Education Deparbre.nt,
just published two new brochures;
"Masterpieces of Arrerican Architecture" and
"Treasures from the Permanent Collection".
TIU.lseum visitors.
They will be available free to all
Both are made possible by the SmithKline Corporation.
"Masterpieces of Arrerican Architecture:
A National Historic Landmark" in-
cludes information about the history, restoration, appreciation, and the art
school of the Academy building designed by Frank Furness (1876).
museum and art school in Arrerica
(1805~,
As the oldest
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
has had two locations; in 1805, the first building was rrerely a tiny templp., designed by John Dorsey and located at Chestnut and 10th Streets.
In 1845, a fire
occurred causing extensive damage , resulting in a new building to be erected on
the sane site.
until 1876.
Richard Gilpin designed a larger neo-classical building, in use
Frank Furness's design for the Academy was selected in the competition
which only Philadelphia architects could compete, and was completed in 1876, in
tine for the Centennial.
Cherry Streets.
The building was relocated to the corner of Broad and
In the following years, the Academy experinced major changes, in-
cluding a "rrodernization" in the 1930 ' s.
From 1974- 1976 the Academy closed its
doors in order to restore the building to the original splendor intended by Frank
Furness.
The Academy
appropriately reopened in 1976, the:.Y:ear'. of -Affiericcii.s· Bi-.---
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centennial, exactly one hundred years after the magnificient building was completed
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1876, the year of the Centennial.
"Treasure s from the Permanent Collection; The Philadelphia Tradition", is a
short history why Philadelphia was the art center at the end of the 18th Century,
and how the Academy's original intentions were to collect the contemporary art of
its day, a goal it still meets today.
The acquistion of contemporary art in the
18th and 19th Century included such works by:
Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert
Stuart, Janes Peale, Thomas Sully, and William Rush.
These works are no longer
"contemporary", but their addition to the Academy enriches our knowledge of early
Arrerican lifestyles, people, and architecture.
both historians
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Without these paintings and sculptures,
the average museum visitor would lack the depth of understanding
America and Philadelphia, its people and buildings, especially during Philadelphia's
celebration of Century IV this sumner, that it is possible to comprehend from the
Academy's treasures from the permmanent collection.
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19102
215 972-7600
NEWS
ADVANCE FACT SHEET
EXHIBITION:
PLACE:
DATES:
DESCRIPTION:
ORGANIZER:
CURATOR:
SPONSORS:
CATALOGUE:
"PETER BONNET WIGHT AND THE GILDED AGE"
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS, PHILADELPHIA
DECEMBER 22, 1981 - FEBRUARY 7, 1982
The exhibition, Peter Bonnet Wight and the Gilded Age
includes 46 architectural drawings, richly colored and
~quisitely detailed, from the permanent collection of
the Art Institute of Chicago. They will be accompanied
by interpretive panels which elaborate on Peter Bonnet
Wight's career as an architect, contractor, and critic.
P.B. Wight was one of the leading architects of "The
Gilded Age" in America. His ornate polychromatic designs
helped to establish the High Victorian Style in the United
States; his influence is apparent in the work of
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts architect, Frank
Furness. While Peter Bonnet Wight had a significant
impact in his time, his technolo gi.caL improveme.nts such
as fire-proofing buildings and his critical ~vritings have
received little recognition. Prior to this exhibition
only two drawings by P.B. Wight have ever been on public
view. This exhibition is especially important because
it is one of few which visually documents the work of an
architect of the l850s through the l880s. Peter Bonnet
Wight and the Gilded Age will give long over-due recognition to a man now considered the foremost architect in
the development of "The Gilded Age" of architecture in
America.
THE BURNHAM LIBRARY OF ARCHITECTURE, THE ART INSTITUTE
OF CHICAGO
Kathleen A. Foster, Assistant Curator, Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts, The National
Endowment for the Humanities, The Graham Foundation
for Advanced Studies in the Fine ~rts
The Estate of Walter D. Burger
P. B. WIGHT: ARCHITECT, CONTRACTOR, AND CRITIC,
1838-1925, (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill.)
108 pae;es, 8 color . plates, 20 black and white illustrations
in the essay and 46 black and white within the catalogue
of drawings. Sarah Bradford Landau, Assistant Professor
of Fine Arts, New York University is the author of the
catalogue and checklists of Wight's pUblications, his
buildings and projects, and those of the firm of Carter ,
Drake and Wight.
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CATALOGUE: (contd): John Zukowsky, Architectural Archivist of The Burnham
Library of Architecture, The Art Instiute of Chicago,
prepared a checklist of drawings in the Wight Collection,
a provenance of that collection, and a listing of books
and photographs in the Wight Library that were either
sold or given to institutions.
EXHIBITION POSTER:
Full color poster available at the Academy Museum Shop, $5
SYMPOSIUM :
PETER BONNET WIGHT AND THE GILDED AGE AND THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS: A MASTERPIECE OF AMERICAN
ARCHITECTURE
Saturday, January 23, 1982; An all-day Symposium
Scholars and architects of 19th Century culture will
reconsider Philadelphia in the Age of Revivalism (18201900). Several reknowned architects, critics and
professors will participate.
Constance Grieff, Director Heritage Studies, Princeton;
James Marden Fitch, Architect, Professor Emeritus,
Columbia University, New York; Hyman Myers, Restoration
Architect, A.I.A., Philadelphia; John Milner,
Restoration Architect, A.I.A., Philadelphia; and
Kenneth Kaiserman, Developper, The Bourse, Philadelphia
A complete list of speakers and schedule will follow.
Date:
Subject:
Speakers:
NOTE:
An exhibition, mE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS:
A MASTERPIECE OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE with drawings by
Frank Furness, architect of the present Academy building
and material drawn from Academy Archives, will be displayed
to complement and to parallet the exhibition,
PETER BONNET WIGHT AND THE GILDED AGE. A guide to the
exhibition will be produced by the Academy Museum
Education Department and will be available free to all
visitors. The guide has been funded by SmithKline
Foundation.
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Research for this
release by Wendy Pollard
Transparencies and Photographs available
upon request
Contact:
Susan Rappaport
Public Information
(215) 972-7642
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA , PA _ 19102
215 972-7600
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pnVANCE INFORMATION
TO:
ALL ART AND FEATURE WRITERS
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"WILLIAM RUSH, _ AMERICAN SCULPTOR"
AN ." EXHIBIHON TO CELEBRATE THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
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"WILLIAM .RUSH,. AMERICAN SCULPTOR", a major exhibition of vast artistic
and historic significance - including every extant work by America's first
native-born sculptor and celebrated ships' figure-head carver (1756-1833)
will open to the public on Tuesday, June 22, 1982 at the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
Not since 1937 has Rush's sculpture been assembled in one place at one
time, photographed, documented and restored.
Curator for the exhibition is Linda Bantel, whose ingenuity, research,
and relentless sleuthing has uncovered new information, new documentation,
and a definitive perspective of the life and work of William Rush.
Sculpture Conservator, Virginia Norton Naudl has worked on the conservation of the Rush objects for three years.
Analysing the artist's use of
pigments gives new technical information and insight about Rush's working
methods and materials.
The Academy has just announced that because of the fragile nature of
most of the objects, the exhibition will be seen only at the Pennsylvania
Academy;
therefore, "WILLIAM RUSH, AMERICAN SCULPTOR I ' wi 11 be extended
through Fall, 1982.
Funding for the exhibition has been very generously provided through
grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Pew Memorial Trust, and
the Institute of Museum Services, a Federal Agency that offers operating
and program support -to the nation's museums . •
Two receptions wi 11 be given for "WILLIAM RUSH, AMERICAN SCULPTOR". -
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A Preview Reception will be held on· Sunday, June 20th, from 6.30 until
8 p.m. in honor of all delegates attending the Annual Meeting of the American
Association ' of Museur;s, in Philade.lp.h ia through June 24th.
Special inv:ited guests will also i .n clude Captains from The
T~ll
Ships,
in Philadelphia that week to celebrate Phiadelphia's "Century IV", the
Century IV Committee, Mayor William J. Green, and the Board of Trustees of
. the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine . Arts.
A Members" Reception will be given Tuesday, June 22 from 5 ' - 7 p.m.
The exhibition "WILLIAM ' RUSH, AMERICAN SCULPTOR" is both fitting .and
timely as the Academy's contribution to the celebration of the three hundredth
anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia.
Rush, a native of Philadelphia,
was the the son of a ship's carpenter and later became an apprentice to a
carver.
He first made figureheads, working in the lncal vernacular tradition,
wbich were t'17ans1ated into the finest sculptural' work of the time.
Rush was a distinguished citizen who contributed to Philadelphia's
reputation as "The Athens of America;-"
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He was a · founder of The Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts in 1805, and was very much interested in securing a
collection of casts for the Academy School, versions of which are still in use.
Rush exhibited in the Academy's Annual Exhibitions beginning in 1811,
and thereafter.
Several of his terra cotta busts from the Academy's Permanent
Collection will be included in the exhibition.
Of the 88 works on display, 54 will be Rush objects, fully documented,
(some for the first time), plus 34 ancillary works that greatly add to the
understanding of the artist and his time.
The only existing Rush figureheads will be on view.
These are "Peace",
"Benj amin Rush", and "Benj amin Franklin".
"Goddess of Liberty", newly discovered to be by his son John Rush, and
never before published, will be on view. This is a pine piece, painted white,
120~
x 44~ x 26", and is on loan from the Berks'County Historical Society.
Approximately twenty of Rush's allegorical and monumental carved wooden
objects that ornamented public buildings will be displayed, including two
on loan from the Edwin Forrest Home.
These are "Comedy" and. "Tragedy", his
earliest commissioned objects, made for the Chestnut Street Theater in 1808.
Future placement of these works is uncertain, _and after the WILLIAM RUSH
~xhibition,
could possibly leave Philadelphia forever.
Seven objects are on loan through the generosity of The Grand Lodge of
the Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania.
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These striking allegorical
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works were originally commissioned for the Masonic Hall on Chestnut
Street in 1820 . . Among the works are --"The Cherubim",
a pair of carved angels,
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each with one wing· outspread, .which have never been documented or published
before.
Also included will be "Faith", UHope", and "Charity".
Rush was also noted for full-length st?tues and portrait busts of
distinguished citizens such as "George Washington'\ the "Marquis de · Lafayette"
and "Winfield Scott".
this
country~
Rush made the first anatomical models to be used in
commissioned by the University of . Pennsylvania's Medical School
and on J-oan from the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Academy ot" the ' Fine Arts will publish a cataloe;ue
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r:a~sonne
to accompany the exhibition;
Essays will be by Linda Bantel,
D. Dodge Thompson, Assistant to the Director of the National
GRiler~.of
Art,
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., Curator of the Pennsylvania Academy, William H. Gerdts :
Professor, Art History., · City University of New York, and Virginia Norton "
Naudd.
Richard J. Boyle, Director of the Pennsylvania Academy, states in
his foreword:
"The exhibition originates in Philadelphia, a city with a
rich sculptural tradition, . that could be called the birthplace of American
sculpture, and which, today, boasts more public sculpture than any other
City in the United States."
The catalogue wdcll contain 208 pages, 150 black and white photographs,
and .. B.color plates . .
The Academy will also publish an exhibition guide and check-list, and
a Poster, available at the Museum Shop.
Linda Bantel comments:
"William Rush is one of very few American
sculptors to have been explored in such depth, so that we can all benefit
from the catalogue raisonn/, the conservation and comprehensive technical
analysis."
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is open Tuesday through
Saturday from 10 until 5, and on Sunday from 1 until 5.
daily at 11 and 2, and weekends at 2.
Senior Citizens; $.50 Students.
Tours are given
Admission is $1.50, general; $1.00 ·
The Academy is located At Broad and'Oherry
Streets, just two short blocks north of City Hall and near all public
transportation.
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intervi ews, are possible
Contact-:
Susan Rappaport: (215) 972n"
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19102
NEWS
215 972-7600
February 17, 1982
FOR IMMEDIATE REI,EASE:
WARREN ROHRER' S "PASSAGE", AN EXHIBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS, AT THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS M)RRIS GALLERY MARCH 5- APRIL 18, 1982.
"PASSAGE", AN EXHIBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS BY WARREN ROHRER, opens March 5
to April 18, 1982 at the Morris Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts.
The opening reception will be Thursday, March 4,1982 at 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The exhibition will include fourteen oil paintings; nine large oil paintings and
four srraller.
In Warren Rohrer' s luminous canvases of subtle hues, familiar landscape becorres abstraction.
Many transparent layers of color form patterns inspired from
textures of tilled and untilled fannlands and fields near Lancaster, where Rohrer
was born and where he lives and paints today.
As
Rohrer states in his purpose for painting, "I paint to provide for visual
experience andconternp1ation.
The recurring brushstrokes are my way of being in
the work and can be read as the carrier of surface changes and the builder of the
layers of painting.
I intend the painting to be seen without reference and to be
entered by the rreans that I have provided."
Still ITOre ... "So how do I paint?
Stroke/Stroke."
Judi th Stein, coordinator of the Morris Gallery and art critic, describes
Warren Rohrer' s paintings as "a dialogue was created between the areas wi thin
the paintings themselves, which is translated to the viewer, thereby settin:] up another dialogue."
Throughout his long career, Rohrer has gradau11y shifted his style towards
the abstract.
"There is a kind of abstracted impressionist feeling to Rohrer' s
painting", writes Susan Heinnaman in ARTFORUM.
Patricia Stewart of ARTS' Magazine
defines Rohrer' s paintings as "definate1y imaginary landscape... a framing edge is
always present to rrake it clear that the spaces withih are illusionary ... " "The
landscape is still there in sense of veils of colors, layers, but the sense of
naturalness, however, is ITOre of a reference to my existanceto life and environrrent. ", Warren Rohrer.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, WARREN ROHRER
Born in Lancaster, Warren Rohrer recieved his B.A. from Eastern Mennonite
College, and continued at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Pennsylvania
State University, and the University of Pennsylvania. Warren Rohrer is an Associate Professor of Art at the Philadelphia College of Art, and was appointed to the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts from 1976- 79. He is the recipient of artist
fellowship grants from the National Endowrrent for the Arts in 1981-82 and the Pennsylvania Council on the the Arts in 1981. V'iTarren Rohrer is a member of "Who's Who
in Art" in 1976, 1978, and 1980.
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLEX.::TIONS
The Pennsylavania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pa.
Portland Museum of Art, Portland,Oregon
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Del.
University of Delaware
Dickinson College, car lisle, pa
Smith College, Northarrpton, Mass.
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PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS (cont'd.)
Eastern Mennonite C61Jege, Harrisburg, Pa.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New Jersey
Prudential Insurance Company, New York
Sherrran and Sterling, New York
INDIVIDUAL EXHBITIONS
1971- 1980
1976
1971
Marian lDcks Gallery, Phila., Pa.
Lamagna Gallery, New York
Makler Gallery, Phila., Pa.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1980
1978
1976
1975
1971
1968
1959
1955- 1972
MADE IN PHILADELPHIA 3, Institute of Contemporary Art, Phila., Pa.
Governor's Horre, Harrisburg, Pa. and Faculty Club, Univ. of Penn.
CONTEMPORARY DRAWINGS: PHILADELPHIA I, The Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts, Phila., Pa.
PHILADELPHIA: THREE CENTURIES OF AMERICAN ART, Philadelphia Museum
of Art.
Pryamid Gallery, Washington D. c .
. THE DEIAWARE WATER GAP, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
NINE, Peale House Galleries, forerunner of the Morris Gallery, P.A.F.A.
, ~d Annual Exhibition of Painting and SCulpture, P.A.F.A.
154th Annual Exhibition of Watercolors, Prints & Drawings, P.A.F.A.
FELIDWSHIP ANNUAL, The Pe nnsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Morris Gallery exhibitions are funded generously by Rohm and Haas.
The Morris Gallery displays the works of outstanding contemporary artists with
a connection to Philadelphia, determined by birth, schooling, or residence.
The ex-
hibi tions are chosen by a committee composed of area artists; Im.1seum personal, and
collectors. and the curatorial staff of the Academy.
Gallery Exhibition Committee are:
Currently serving on the Morris
Bo Bartlett, Murray Dessner, Walter Erlebacher,
Janet Kardon, Charles E. Mather III, Dr. Perry Ottenburq, David Pease, Ann Percy, Jody
Pinto, Jim Repenninq, Rachel seyrrour, Acey Wolqin; and Academy staff Richard Boyle,
Frank Goodyear Jr., Kathy Foster, Linda Bantel, and Judith stein.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad and Cherrv Streets,
just two short blocks north of City Hall.
1-5.
Closed Mondays.
;} burs a re Tuesday - Saturday 10-5, Sunday
Admisssion is $1.50 General, $1.00 for Senior Citizens, and
$.50 for Students.
For rrore informa.tion, please contact:
Release by Wendy Pollard
Susan Rappaport
Public Informa.tion
(215) 972- 7642
March 4, 1982
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARrS HOSTS "YOUNG ARrISTS CONCERl'''.
The Permsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts hosts on Sunday, March 14, 1982,
at 3 p.m. the last concert in its series of "Young Artists", sponsored by a generous grant from the Musical Fund Society.
"Young Artists" concerts are also rrade
possible by the volunteers of the Women's Committee of the Permsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts.
Jean Schneider, a sixteen year old pianist, and Ralph Allen, a twelve year old
violinist, are both students at the Settlement School of Music.
Jean Schneider has
performed in two solo appearances with the Philadelphia Orchrestra at the Robin Hood
Dell and recieved first place-in the Philadelphia Orchrestra Student Competition.
Ralph Allen v.Dntop prize for "Young Artists" Concerto Soloist of Philadelphia and
was awarded the Settlement School Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music.
Ralph Allen will ' perform:
I.
Mozart's Concerto #3
II.
Beethoven's Rorrance in F Major
III.
Bartok's Rorranian Folk Dances
Jean Schneider will perform:
I.
Three Sonatas by Scarlatti
II.
Franz Liszt's Etude de Paganini
III.
Chopin's Ballad in G Minor
"Young Artists" concerts are free with museum admission.
They are held in
the Rotunda of the Permsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Braod and Cherry Streets,
just two short blocks north of City Hall.
Sunday 1-5.
Closed M:mdays.
Museum hours are Tuesday- Thursday, 10-5
Admission is $1.50 General, $1.00 for Senior Citizens,
and $.50 for Students.
For rrore infonration, contact:
Release by Wendy Pollard
Susan Rappaport/ Public Inforrration/ (215)
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972- 7642
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19102
215 972-7600
March 22, 1982
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SPECIAL EVENT:
PENNSLYVANIA ACADEMY "OPEN HOUSE"
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARI'S' SCHOOL HOSTS ITS FODRI'H
"OPEN HOUSE DAY" ON FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1982 FRCM 10 A.M.
'ID. 4
P.M.
THE ACADEMY MUSEUM AND SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN THIS ONE SPECIAL DAY FREE TO THE
PUBLIC AND ALL ARI'-IDVERS FOR:
TOURS:
ALUMNI AND STUDENT GUIDES, WHO KNOW THE SCHOOL AND ITS SECRETS BETTER
THAN ANYONE EISE, WILL GIVE CONTINOUS TOURS OF THE OLDEST ART SCHOOL
IN THE COUNTRY.
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CCCENTS WLLL GIVE TOURS OF THE CURRENT EXHIBITION,
"FORM AND FUNCTION: PROPOSAIS FOR PUBLIC ARI' FOR PHIlADELPHIA"
AND OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING AT 11 A.M. AND 2 P.M.
CLASSES:
CLASSES WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ALL DAY.
A RARE OPPOBTUNIT)(TO
OBSERVE A REGULAR CLASS DAY AND TO TALK WITH ARI'ISTS.
STUDIOS:
ARI'ISTS' STUDIOS WILL BE OPEN FOR VISITS.
MUSEUM SHOP:
LUNCH:
OPEN FROM 10 TO 5.
REFRESHMENTS SERVED.
BUFFET CASH LUNCHEON AVAILABLE IN THE NORTH
GALLERY,
PEALE HOUSE FROM 1 to 3 O'CWCK
TALKS :
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
INFORMAL GALLERY TALK BY FRANK GOODYEAR, CURATOR, ON THE
EXHIBITION, FORM AND FUNCTION: PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC ART FOR PHILADELPHIA.
NOON, AT BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS •
.M)RRIS GALLERY:
BROAD.n.ND CHERRY STREETS,
"PASSAGES", AN EXHIBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS
BY WARREN ROHRER.
PEALE HOUSE GALLERIES:
ERIC RYAN (PAINTINGS) AND CHARLES SEARLES (PAINTED SCULPrURE)
VISITS TO BOTH FACILITIES, BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS, AND 1811 OlESTNUT STREET
MADE POSSIBLE BY CONTINUOUS TRANSPORTATION BY FAIRMOUNT PARK TROLLEYS.
For more information, please contact: Susan Rappaport/ Public Information (215) 972- 7642.
R.S.V.P
PATRICIA BYRNES AT 972- 7632
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA, PA . 19102
215 972-7600
NEWS
April 21, 1982
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
I am resigning from the staff of the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts to resume free-lance writing.
In this way, I hope to bring increased attention to the value
of the performing and visual arts in our society.
I have enjoyed working with all of you and hope that we will
still be in contact.
I can be reached at:
(215) 247-6468
7305 Emlen Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19119
Cordially,
~~cw-\1~~
Susan Rappaport
Public Information Coordinator
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19102
2 15 972 -7600
NEWS
May 12, 1982
STUDENT AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY.
The 81st Annual Stduent Exhibition opens today at the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts.
Painting, sculpture, and graphics by students at the Academy
School are on view and for sale through Sunday, June 6., 1982.
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Major awards have been announced as follows;
Cresson Memorial Traveling
Scholarships were awarded to Christina Bothwell, Vincent Desiderio, Germaine
Ledford, Helen Logeman, Kurt Solmssen, and SherI Joseph Winter.
in 1902, this year each Cresson Scholarship is worth $5000.
First awarded
The Lewis S. Ware
Memorial Traveling Scholarships, first awarded in 1938 and this year worth $2800
was presented to
Adrienne Hague, Thomas Hayes, and Ian MacFarlane.
The J.;Henry
Scheidt Memorial Traveling Scholarships were awarded fo; Nancy Adler,Tom Armstrong,
Sophia Chitjian, Barbara Eiswerth, Linda Guenste, Barbara Hagendorf, and Mary Pike.
First awarded in 1949, this year Scheidt Scholarships are worth $2800.
The
Sixth Pennsylvania Governor's Award, in the amount of $1000, is granted to Albert
C.Cavallaro.
The sixth Philadelphia's Mayor award, in the amount of $1000, is
granted to Douglas S. Martenson.
In excess of $100,000 in scholarships and awards
is being offered to students of the Academy School.
The 81st Annual Student Exhibition will continue until Sunday, June 6, 1982.
Tours are given Tuesday through Friday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Week-end tours
are given at 2 p.m. only.
1-5.
Closed Mondays.
Hours of the Musuem are Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday,
Admission is $1.50 General,$1.00 for Senior Citizens, and
.50¢ for Students with I.D.
For more information please call:
972- 7600
Photographs and further information are available by calling:
Wendy Pollard
Public Information
(215) 972- 7642
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS
215 972-7600
PHILADELPHIA, PA . 19102
NEWS
THE SPRING EXHIBITION AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF .
THE FINE ARI" S M)RRIS GALLERY WILL · BE IDIS IANE.
IDIS IANE:
PAINTINGS AND
DRAv<;'ING~
opens at the !>brris Gallery
of the permsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on Ma.y 7 to June 20, 1982.
The opening reception is Thursday, May 6th from 5-7.
wis Lane often uses animal irragery, birds, plant life, the angel,
,I
and Japanese fans in her large-scale nonochromatic paintings.
and
~sterious
Her silent
works are built from memory and experience into forms that
connote myth, rretaphot, and symbol.
She juxtap::>ses irrages regardless of scale or rreaning into vast silhoutted
forms on the canvas.
The real and abstract shapes seem to float, and although
they are innocent and child-like at first glance, they are iliar deeper in rreaning
than they seem.
wis Lane's placerrent and repitition of forms bring out
symbolism and holds the secret that the viewer will contemplate long after
seeing the irrage itself.
wis Lane, born in Philadelphia, receieved her B.F .A. from the Philadelphia
College of Art and her M.P .A. from Yale.
She currently resides in New York City.
Her works are in nurrerous collections; including the Museum of Modem Art,
the Whitney Museum of AIrerican Art, .t he Art Museum of South Texas, the Des !>bines
Art Center, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston , Texas.
Her first group exhibition was at the Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park in
1975; the !>brris Gallery exhibition is her first exhibition in Philadelphia
since that tine.
She has ,eKhibited in New York in the Whitney's 1979 Biennial
and "New Image Painting" exhibitions, "AIrerican Painting: The Eighties" at the
Grey Art Gallery, New York University, and the American Cultural Center, Paris.
She has also exhibited at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, theAJr-ron Art Museum,
and in 1981 was included in "A Jtew Bestiary: Anirral Imagery in Conternp:::>rary Art",
Institute of .Conternp:::>rary Art, Richrrond, Virginia.
The MJrris Gallery displays the works of outstanding cont:nlp:)rary artists
with a connection to Philadelphia, determined by birth, schooling or residence.
The exhibitions are chosen by a corrmittee canposed of area artists, .museum
personnel, and collectors, and the curatorial staff of the Academy.
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serving on the Ivbrris Gallery exhibition corrmittee are, Eo Bartlett, Murray
Dessner, Walter Erlebacher, Janet Kardon, Charles E. Mather, III, Dr. Perry
ottenberg, David Pease, Ann Percy, Jody Pinto, Jim Repenning, Rachel Seyrrour,
Acaey Wolgin, and the Academy staff; Richard J .Boyle, Frank H. Goodyear, Jr.,
Kathleen Foster, Linda Bantel, and Judith Stein, coordinator of the Ivbrris
Gallery.
For rrore information, please contact:
Susan Rappaport
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June 24, 1982
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"AMERICAS: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN," AN INSTALLATION BY JONAS DOS SANTOS
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS MORRIS GALLERY JULY 2 - AUGUST 29.
AMERICAS: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, an installation by Jonas dos Santos
designed specifically for the Morris Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts, opens July 2 and continues through August 29, 1982.
The
opening reception, to which the public is invited, will be held on Thursday,
July 1st from 5 to 7 p.m.
The -exhibition takes the form of a narrative
America,s:
~orth,
Central and South.
"op~n
letter" about the
The installation will depict the land,
peoples, rituals (primitive and rural), habitats, history, and technology
of North, Central, and South America.
Also included will be a series of
drawings on the same subject and a video tape, emphasizing Dos Santos's
use of the ritual.
The video tape will run during the length of the instal-
lation.
The premiere nf POSTCARD RITUAL, a performance piece, will take place
on July 1st, opening night of the installation, at 6 p.m. on the Academy
Grand Staircase.
The artist will create postcards which ask
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
YES OR NO?
the question,
These postcards will be distributed to the
visitors of the Academy and they will vote on the issue and then mail them
at the post office.
The post office will be constructed of a blue picket
fence and located in the middle of the Morris Gallery.
The work will consist
of three performers who are wearing unique colorful costumes: the sender,
the receiver, and the mailman, who will create the ritual.
Jonas dos Santos was born in Brazil in 1947.
In 1968 he moved to
Washington, D.C. where he attended the Corcoran School of Art.
Many of
Dos Santos's exhibitions are linked with or grow out of his performances.
In 1976 Dos Santos and "The Bird and the Dirt," which is a collaboration
of artist performers who use art objects in a performance ritual not unlike
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the events of the 1960's, moved to Philadelphia permanently because, says
Dos Santos, "Philadelphia is a city open to new ideas."
Dos Santos acts as a catalyst in improvisations that involve the
viewer in spontaneous performances.
These performances are developed
from a timely theme, to increase the public awareness of different ethnic
traditions and of important historical events.
AMERICAS : TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN, has no solutions to the problems of the world, but instead seeks
public awareness to the current state of affairs.
Dos Santos creates primeval worlds from cast - offs of modern technology, using recycled objects of everyday life to create an interaction
between man and nature.
In AMERICAS: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Dos Santos
uses a variety of leaves, particularly the banana leaf, to represent nature,
the jungles of Brazil, and the fact that one- fifth of the world's oxygen
comes from these banana leaves in Brazil.
Jonas dos Santos drawings were included in the following exhibitions:
"Philadelphia: Contemporary Drawings, Part I," at the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts, 1978, and "Masks, Tents, Vessels, Talisman" at the Institute
of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 1979-80.
In addition he performed during
the Noguchi Exhibition at the Philadelphia Musuem of Art,1980, and in 1981
Dos Santos was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Fellowship Award for Performance.
The Morris Gallery displays the works of outst anding contemporary
artists with a connection to Philadelphia, determined by birth, schooling,
or residence.
The exhibitions are chosen by a committee composed of area
artists, museum personnal, collectors, and the curatorial staff of the Pennsylvania Academy.
are:
Currently serving on the Morris Gallery Exhibition Committee
Bo Bartlett, Murray Dessner, Walter Erlebacher, Janet Kardon, Charles
E. Mather III, Dr. Perry Ottenberg, David Pease, Ann Percy, Jody Pinto,
Jim Repenning, Rachel Seymour, Acey Wolgin; and from the Academy staff- Richard
Boyle, Frank H. Goodyear Jr., Kathleen Foster, Linda Bantel, and Judith Stein,
Coordinator.
The Morris Gallery exhibitions are generously funded in part by Rohm
and Hass.
For more information, contact:
Kirby F. Smith
Wendy Pollard
Public Information
(215) 972- 7642
Photographs available upon request.
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AMERICANS IN BRITTANY AND NORMANDY: 1860-1910 TO OPEN AT THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1982
(Philadelphia, Pa. - August 2, 1982)- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts will present the exhibition Americans in Brittany and Normandy: 18601910, from September 24, 1982 through November 28, 1982.
This exhibition
was organized by the Phoenix Art Museum and comprises 113 paintings by 71
artists including J.A.M. Whistler, Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, John
Twachtman, John Singer Sargent, Cecilia Beaux, and many painters associated
with American Impressionism and Post - Impressionism.
"For the first time, scholarly attention has been focused on a distinct
group of American artists, some well known, some more obscure, who shared the
experience of vwrking in Brittany and Normandy," s tates the Academy's curator,
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr.
"The exhibition comments on the regionalism of the art
produced; it also sets up an interesting opposition to other regional variations.
It presents works of art by American artists, many of whom chose to
study in France as an alternative to the opportunities of art instruction 'in
America.
"The opportunities for formal artistic study , much less expo s ure to
European art, were limited in 19th century America.
While the Pennsylvania
Academy did of fer aspiring American artists both a studio environment and
a small collection of European work s , American artists increasingly yearne d
to study, travel, and even live permanently abroad.
Allover Europe- in
Germany, England, France, Italy, and the Netherlands - colonies of American
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AMERICANS IN BRITTANY AND NORMANDY
artists sprung up, usually hand in hand with European counterparts.
These
expatriate experiences resulted in American art that was wonderfully eclectic
in style and subject matter.
The importance of these various experiences
was enormous; American scholars are just beginning to unravel the facts and
understand the importance of this cultural cross-fertilization."
The exhibition's guest curator is Dr. David Sellin, a scholar of
American art with special ties to the Pennsylvania Academy.
Dr. Sellin
served as Administrator of the Academy school from 1960-62, and as instructor
in Art history during 1962-63.
Dr. Sellin was most recently curator of the
Capitol building in Washington, D.C., and has been devoting most of his time
during the last two years to the preparation of this exhibition.
After the exhibition closes in Philadelphia on November 28, it will
travel to the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas
(December 16, 1982- February 6, 1983), The Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix
(March 18, 1983- April 30, 1983), and the National Museum of American Art
in Washington, D.C., (June 10, 1983- August 14, 1983).
The curator-in-charge of the exhibition during its stay in Philadelphia
is Kathleen A. Foster, Associate Curator of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, who comments that: "This exhibition creates a special opportunity
for the Pennsylvania Academy to examine one of the richest and most exciting
period s in its history.
A long procession of Academy students and faculty
joined this movement to rural France, and most of them retained ties to
Philadelphia by sending their paintings back to the Academy to be exhibited
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AMERICANS IN BRITTANY AND NORMANDY
or purchased here.
Four important paintings in the show have come from the
Academy's permanent collection, and we are happy to see the return appearance
of pictures first seen in the annual exhibitions here a century ago."
The exhibition includes work by artists born in Philadelphia and those who
studied or taught at the Academy, such as Cecilia Beaux, Thomas Hovenden,
Theodore Robinson, Henry O. Tanner, Robert Wylie, Edward Moran, Alexander
Harrison, Robert Henri, William H. Lippincott, Stephen Parrish, and others.
"Collectors, students, and historians of this period will also be fascinated by the array of different styles in this show, from the luminous and
polished academic Impressionism of Daniel Ridgway Knight's Hailing the Ferry
to the sketchy, experimental work of the American painters working with Claude
Monet in Giverny," said Ms. Foster.
A four-color poster of Childe Hassam's In Brittany will be on sale at the
Academy's museum shop.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad and Cherry
Streets in Philadelphia, just two blocks north of City Hall.
ient to public transportation and
t~
parking.
It is conven-
It is open to the public from
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 to 5:00 on Sunday.
General admission is $1.50, Senior citizen admission is $1.00, and student
admission is $.50.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is the olriest
art museum and art school in North America.
Its collection of over 4,000 works
of American art is housed in its third building, a National Historic Landmark,
-~esigned
by Frank Furness in 1876, and restored to its original Victorian
splendor in 1976.
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EVIDENCE OF ACTIVITY, AN EXHIBITION OF RECENT PAINTINGS BY ED KERNS
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS SEPTEMBER 10 - OCTOBER 17, 1982.
(Philadelphia, Pa., - August 12, 1982) - Evidence of Activity, an
exhibition of recent paintings by Ed Kerns, will be on display in the
Morris Gallery at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from September
10 to October 17, 1982.
Kerns, Professor of Art at Lafayette College in
Easton, Pa., has exhibited widely during the last ten years, but never
before in Philadelphia.
An opening reception, to which the public is invited, will be held on
Thursday, September 9 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Of Kerns and his work, Judith Stein, Coordinator of the Morris Gallery,
<) bserves: "He is an abstract painter who is fascinated with the notion of
the painting surface as skin.
Scars, rips, and repairs contribute to our
strong temporal sense - the work seems to have had a past existence.
works slowly, creating no more than ten large paintings a yeAr.
He
His media
are acrylic, sand, and thread, the last used to stitch together sections of
the canvas.
Often plywood or
upsom board is used as support."
The artist was born in 1945 in Richmond, Virginia .
the Richmond Professional Institute and his M.F.A.
His B.F.A. is from
(1969) is from the Maryland
Institute College of Art.
"For me, the creative process is an attempt to defeat habit," Kerns wrote
recently.
"If the process is successflll, a way is found to approach thE' next
work.
"My paintings seem like peculiAr membntnes to me.
At times, they allow
the world to flow into them and at other moments, they seem to shut it out
completely.
At their best, they are not illustrations of prec onceived ideas,
they are the ideas.
As in all deeply human prohlems, they are my personal
embrace v!ith eternal qllestions."
--HOKE-
ED KERNS CaNT'
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The Morris Gallery displays the works of
outs~anding
contemporary
artists with a connection to Philadelphia, determined by birth, schooling
or residence.
The exhibitions are chosen by a committee composed of area
artists, museum personnel, collectors, and the curatoral staff of the
Pennsylvania Academy.
Committee are:
Currently serving on the Morris Gallery Exhibition
Bo Bartlett, Murray Dessner, Walter Erlebacher, Janet Kardon,
Charles E. Mather III, Dr. Perry Ottenberg, David Pease, Ann Percy, Jody Pinto,
Jim Repenning, Rachel Seymour, Acey Wolgin; and from the Academy staffRi chard Boyle, Frank H. Goodyear Jr., Kathleen Foster, Linda Bantel, and
Judith Stein, Coordinator.
The Morris Gallery exhibitions are generously funded in part by Rohm
and Haas.
Photographs available upon request.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS PRESENTS A WILLIAM RUSH SEAFARING
SUNDAY, FEATURING SEA CHANTIES, GHOSTS OF CAPE HORN, AND SHIPS' FIGUREHEADS
(Philadelphia, Pa . ,- September 2, 1982)
The Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts invites the general public to a Seafaring Sunday at the
Academy on the afternoon of September 12, from 1:00 PM through 5:00 PH.
The day's events will encompass the singing of sea chanties by
Outward Bound, a quartet; the showing of "Ghosts of Cape Horn", an awardwinning film; and the Academy's current Century IV Exhibition, William Rush,
American Sculptor.
General admission for Seafaring Sunday is $1.50; senior citizens, $1.00;
students, $.50, and Academy members are admitted free.
William Rush was born in Philadelphia on the 4th of July, 1756, and
first came to artistic prominence as a master carver of ships' figureheads,
three of which are featured in the exhibition, which is on view through
November 21.
It is Rush's connection with the sea and ships which prompted
the Academy to schedule Seafaring Sunday.
Outward Bound will perform their first set of sea chanties at 2:30 PM
on the grand staircase leading up to the Rush exhibition.
Outward Bound
began in the summer of 1974, when members of the Philadelphia Folksong
Society gathered atop the galley of the Portugese fishing barkentine
Gazela Primeiro on the Delaware River to give a series of sea chantey
concerts on Sunday evenings to people strolling on the pier.
A permanent groUV of four singers subsequently was established, and
·its repertoire and reputation have both grown.
Outward Bound, which performs
the songs that made the ships go faster during the Great Age of Sail, will
sing "Sam's Gone Away," "South Australia," "Heave Away Me Johnnies,"
Cod Girls," "Rio Grande,"
"Shenendoah, "
"Valpariso," and "Chicken on a Raft,"
"Hog-Eye Man," " Ranzo"
among their selections.
The audience
will be encouraged to sing along lustily on several of these chanties.
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Seafaring Sunday contI
At 3:00 PM, "Ghosts of Cape Horn" will be shown in the Academy's
auditorium.
This 54 minute color film brings the days of square-riggers
vividly to life, retracing the 18,000 mile journey that once formed the only
link between America's east coast and its Pacific shores.
Narrated by Jason
Robards, this highly acclaimed do c umentary combines scenes of live action
in the dangerous seas off Cape Horn with rare archive footage and 19th
Century photos.
At the conclusion of the movie, Outward Bound will give another
performance of sea chanties at 4:00 PM, most likely in the Academy rotunda,
noted for its splendid acoustics.
The William Rush, American Sculptor exhibition is of major importance,
for this is only the second time in this century that his sculpture has been
assembled, photographed, documented, and restored.
The present exhibition
includes all of the fifty-seven surviving works by Rush, some of which are
being shown fo r the first time.
In addition, supplementary works are
presented which add depth to our understanding of the sculptor and his era .
A catalogue has been prepared by Linda Bantel, assistant curator, who
organized the exhibition.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad and Cherry
Streets in Philadelphia, just 2 blocks north of City Hall, and is convenient
to public transport ation and parking.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN TITLE FOR
RICHARD J. BOYLE, FRANK H. GOODYEAR, JR., AND EPHRAIM WEINBERG
(Philadelphia, Pa., -
October 7, 1982) - Charles E. Mather III,
President of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Chairman of
its Board of Trustees announced today that the board,
meeting,
changed the titles of Richard J. Boyle,
and Ephraim Weinberg.
the Academy,
Boyle,
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr.,
whose title had formerly been Director of
was named Executive Director;
formerly been Curator of the collection,
Weinberg,
at its September
Goodyear, whose title had
was named Director of the Museum;
whose title had formerly been Dean of the Academy schools, was
named Director of the schools.
"I am pleased to announce these new titles,
not only because they
can be considered promotions, but more importantly because they reflect
and recognize the fact that,
several years,
as well,"
the responsibilities of these three executives have expanded
Mather said.
important areas.
as the Academy has grown over the last
First,
"This redefining of positions will clarify three
there is the stronger definition of the school
and museum as the two important and equal programs in the organization in
I
the time-honored tradition of art academies.
Second,
both Frank Goodyear
and Ephraim Weinberg will now have greater authority for the direction and
administration of those programs,
as well as an increased use of their
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN TITLES
p. 2
abilities for the benefit of the Academy as a whole.
Because there has
been significant growth in both the museum and the school,
it is only
fitting and proper that these new changes give them the authority,
as
well as the responsibility,
in
they deserve.
his new position of Executive Director,
Third,
Richard Boyle,
will be able to devote a greater
portion of his time to presenting the Academy to the public as a source of
enrichment and education,
and to fund raising,
which has become of para-
mount importance to all nonprofit cultural organizations,"
Mather concluded.
Richard J. Boyle was appointed Director of the Academy in 1973.
Previously he had been chief curator of painting and sculpture at the
Cincinnati Art Museum,
Middletovffi,Ohio,
Newport,
director of the Middletown Fine Arts Center in
and curator of the International Arts Foundation in
Rhode Island.
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., was appointed Curator of the Academy's collection
in 1972.
Previously he had been curator of the Rhode Island Historical
Society,
and acting curator of American painting and sculpture for the
Yale University Art Gallery.
Ephraim Weinberg was appointed Dean of the schools of the Academy in
1977.
Previously,
education,
he had been chairman and professor,
division of
of the school of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Pennsylvania Academy was founded as a combination school and
museum in 1805 and is the oldest institution of its kind in the United
States.
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RECENT LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS, AN EXHIBITION OF EMILY BROWN'S WORKS, AT THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS OCTOBER 30 - DECEMBER 12, 1982
(Philadelphia,Pa., October 11, 1982) - Recent Landscape Paintings, an
exhibition of Emily Brown's works, will be on display in the Morris Gallery
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from October 30 to December 12,
1982.
An opening reception, to which the public is invited, will be held on
Thursday, October 28 from 5 to 7 PM.
Unlike other painters who are drawn to the subject of landscape for its
formal qualities, Emily Brown is attracted by its emotional dimensions.
"I find my inner life reflected in the landscape," she remarked recently.
Brown spent from February to Mayas an Artist-in-Residence at the Artists
for Environment Foundation at the Delaware Water Gap.
painted outdoors.
For
3~
months she
Work from this period, as well as recent paintings of
rural Maine and rural Philadelphia, will be included in her Morris Gallery
exhibition of
app~oximately
18 paintings.
Emily Brown was born in Bryn Mawr in 1943.
In the early sixties she
attended Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, and majored in painting
at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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attended The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the University of
Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts, earning her B.F.A. in Painting
from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966.
She was a founding member of
the Third Street Gallery, and has shown her works in exhibitions in Maine,
New York City, and Philadelphia.
Small in scale, her richly painted canvases capture the strong
presence of diffused sunlight.
Her strokes are free, and the mood of each
cityscape or country view is intense.
Morris Gallery observes:
Judith Stein, Coordinator for the
"Her most recent work, done during her residence
at the Water Gap, contains new genre details such as animals and school '
children.
Previously, people were only an implied presence.
These new
paintings are charming and personal and strongly compelling."
The Morris Gallery displays the works of outstanding contemporary
artists with a connection to Philadelphia, determined by birth, schooling
or residence.
The exhibitions are chosen by a committee composed of area
artists, museum personnel, collectors, and the curatorial staff of the
Pennsylvania Academy.
Committee are:
Currently serving on the Morris Gallery Exhibition
Jennie Dietrich, Murray Dessner, Harold Jacobs, Janet Kardon,
Dr. Perry Ottenberg, Anne d'Harnoncourt, Jody Pinto, David Pease,
Mrs. William Wolgin, Charles E. Mather III;
and from the Academy staff -
Richard Boyle, Frank H. Goodyear Jr., Kathleen Foster, Linda Bantel, and
Judith Stein, Coordinator.
The Morris Gallery exhibitions are generously funded in part by Rohm
and Haas.
Photographs available upon requ,est.
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AMERICANS IN BRITTANY AND NORMANDY: 1860-1910:
SERIES OF THREE LECTURES
TO ACCOMPANY EXHIBITION AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.
The Pennsylvania Academy's current exhibition is Americans
in Brittany and Normandy: 1860-1910:
Academic, Impressionist and
Post-Impressionist painters and their French influences. The
exhibition includes works by:
Whistler, John Singer Sargent,
Chi Ide Hassam, Cecilia Beaux, William Merritt Chase, to name a
few.
Many of the paintings have never previously been on view
in the United States.
To accompany this exhibition, are a series
of three lectures.
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, Nov. 3:
Associate Curator, Kathleen Foster: "American
'Impressionism' Before the Impressionists"
Wednesday, Nov. 10: Executive Director of the Academy, Richard Boyle:
"American Impressionism"
Wednesday, Nov. 17: Associate Professor of the City University of
New York, Barbara Weinberg: "The Schuylkill
and the Seine: 19th Century Philadelphia Painters
in Paris"
All lectures are at 5:45 PM in the Academy's auditorium at
Broad and Cherry Streets.
Admission:
Lectures are free with museum admission.
General: $1.50, Senior Citizens: $1.00, Students: $.50
For more information call (215) 972- 7600.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN TITLE FOR
RICHARD J. BOYLE, FRANK H. GOODYEAR, JR., AND EPHRAIM WEINBERG
(Phil a delphia, Pa., -
October 7, 1982) - Charles E. Mather III,
Presiden t of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Chairman of
its Board of Trustees announced today that the board,
meeting ,
changed the titles of Richard J. Boyle,
and Ephraim Weinberg.
the Academy,
Boyle,
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr.,
whose title had formerly been Director of
was named Executive Director;
formerly been Curator of the collection,
Weinberg,
at its September
Goodyear, whose title had
was named Director of the Museum;
whose title had formerly been Dean of the Academy schools, was
named Director of the schools.
"I am pleased to announce these new titles,
not only because they
can be considered promotions, but more importantly because they reflect
and recognize the fact that,
several years,
as well,"
the responsibilities of these three executives have expanded
Mather said.
important areas.
as the Academy has grown over the last
First,
"This redefining of positions will clarif y three
there is the stronger definition of the school
and museum as the two important and equal programs in the organization in
the time-honored tradition of art academies.
Second,
both Frank Goodyear
and Ephraim Weinberg will now have greater authority for the direction and
administration of those programs,
as well as an increased use of their
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN TITLES
abilities for the benefit
of~he
p. 2
Academy as a whole.
Because there has
been significant growth in both the museum and the school,
it is only
fitting and proper that these new changes give them the authority,
as
well as the responsibility,
in
they deserve.
his new position of Executive Director,
Third,
Richard Boyle,
will be able to devote a greater
portion of his time to presenting the Academy to the public as a source of
enrichment and education,
and to fund raising,
which has become of para-
mount importance to all nonprofit cultural organizations,"
Mather concluded.
Richard J. Boyle was appointed Director of .the Academy in 1973.
Previously he had been chief curator of painting and sculpture at the
Cincinnati Art Museum,
Middletown, Ohio,
Newport,
director of the Middletown Fine Arts Center in
and curator of the International Arts Foundation in
Rhode Island.
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., was appointed Curator of the Academy's collection
in 1972.
Previously he had been curator of the Rhode Island Historical
Society,
and acting curator of American painting and sculpture for the
Yale University Art Gallery.
Ephraim Weinberg was appointed Dean of the schools of the Academy in
1977.
Previously,
education,
he had been chairman and professor,
division of
of the school of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Pennsylvania Academy was founded as a combination school and
museum in 1805 and is the oldest institution of its kind in the United
States.
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NOTED ART COLLECTORS MR. AND MRS . JACOB M. KAPLAN GIVE WILLIAM
WETMORE STORY'S SCULPTURE SEMIRAMIS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
(Philadelphia, Pa. - October 15, 1982) The Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts announced today that it had received
a gift of \O-lilliam vletmore Story's sculpture, Semiramis, from
the noted art collectors, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan.
"The Pennsylvania Academy's collection of 19th century
American sculpture includes fine examples of the work of many
of America's most important sculptors," stated Frank H. Goodyear, .
Jr., Director of the Academy's museum. "Sadly, one omission
has been the work of William Wetmore Story; with the gift of
Semiramis, through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Kaplan, the Academy has acquired one of the supreme examples
of Story's work. The heroic subject of the tragic Assyrian
queen, Semiramis, surely inspired by a popular Rossini opera,
Semiramide, after Voltaire's 1748 tragedy, was carved in pure
white marble in Rome in 1873 by Story. Until recently,
the piece has remained abroad. Its addition to our collection
marks an important event in the collecting history of the
Academy," Goodyear concluded.
vJilliam Wetmore Story (1819-1895) was a member of a
prestigious Boston family, his father, Joseph, having been a
noted associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
The sculptor was an educated, cosmopolitan neoclassicist,
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whose wealthy background, Harvard education, and interest in
classical antiquity contrasted notably with most of his
contemporaries, usually impoverished artists with only a rudimentary education.
He recieved his law degree from Harvard
in 1840 and practiced briefly as a lawyer.
But he had
dabbled in sculpture, so when in 1846 a group of his father's ·
friends and other prominent Boston citizens wished a permanant memorial to the noted juror for the Bigelow Chapel
in Mt. Auburn Cemetary in Cambridge, Mass., the younger Story
agreed to go to Europe to study sculpture in earnest and to
prepare the design of the monument.
In 1847 he went to
Italy and became so enthralled with the creative life there
that, on his return to Boston, he was torn between a legal
and artistic career.
After another visit to Italy to complete
the model of the sculpture, and after returning briefly to
Boston, Italy won.
In 1856 Story settled permanently in Rome.
William Wetrllore Story was the most impor,tant American
sculptor in Rome during the period 1850-1875.
In his own
time, his fame and significance were immense, and he was the
subject of several major biographies, including Henry James's
William VJetmore Story and his Friends,
(1903).
He was a
leading figure in the Anglo-American art colony in Rome, and
his close friends included Robert and Elizabeth Barret Browning,
James Russell Lowell, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Makepeace
Thackeray, and Hans Christian Anderson.
In addition to being a sculptor, Story was also a
prolific writer of poetry, essays, and criticism.
His literary
production really should not be separated from his art, for
much -of his writing relates to the Italian setting in which
he so comfortably produced his sculpture, and much of his
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poetry deals with the same themes as his ideal statues, and
should be considered as companion or contrast to his sculpture.
Considering Story's famed erudition, it is also not surprising
that his sculpture is more literary-based than most.
The
majority of his works were of classical origin, after subjects
from the Greek tragedians."
Semiramis was the legendary founder of Babylon, and the
wife of Ninus, who was the legendary founder of nineveh.
There are only two known versions of Story's Semiramis. The
one given to the Academy is unusual in that it sits on its
original pedestal.
This overlife-sized sculpture was com-
missioned by a Mr. E.L.S. Benson, of London, "and has remained
in England until the present time.
When the sculpture was
first shown in London in 1874, the Art Journal noted that:
Messrs. Holloway & Son, have in
their gallery, Bedford Street, Strand,
a very fine statue by Mr. W.W. Story,
of Semiramis.
The famous Queen of
Assyria is seated in a chair with her
left arm resting on a tasselled cushion,
her right hand thrown across the knee:
she wears a jewelled diadem on her head,
bracelets on the arms, and a necklace
similiar in pattern to the bracelets.
Her robe of light mater~als, is open at
the bosom, and confined around the waist
by a broad girdle, or scarf, fringed
deeply at the bottom and falling low
over the dress.
The ~ figure which is of
pure white marble, and of heroic size,
is dignified in attitude, regal in expression;
it is also sculptored with
great delicasy and finish.
Most of Story's sculptures are single figures in the
round (such as Semiramis), which is typical of the great
majority of neoclassic subjects.
Story was not interested
in the playful subject matter of some sculptors, popular
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in the 1850's and '60's, for he was too concerned with noble
and tragic themes.
Hr. and Nrs. Jacob M. Kaplan have generously given
Semiramis to the Academy.
man and philanthropist.
and patron
Hr. Kaplan is a New York businessMrs. Kaplan, a prominent collector
of the arts, w~s for ten years ~he president of
the An1erican Federation of Arts, for which she initiated and
produced the educational film The Art of Seeing.
The Academy
will honor the Kaplans with a dinner following the unveiling
of Semiramis on Tuesday, October 26.
This dramatic statue will be on public view beginning
Wednesday, October 27.
It will be located in the Washington
foyer in the Academy's museum at Broad and Cherry Streets.
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For Immediate Release
RICHARD J.BOYLE RESIGNS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
(Philadelphia, Pa. - October 20, 1982) Richard J. Boyle
announced today that he was resigning from his position as Executive
Director of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, effective
December 31, 1982. Boyle's letter of resignation to Charles E.
Mather III, President of the Academy and Chairman of its Board of
Trustees, was read to the board this afternoon at its October
meeting, and was accepted by the trustees . Today Boyle also
informed Academy staff members of his resignation.
"Although this has been a most difficult decision to make, I
have been Director of the Academy (and recently, Executive Director)
for almost ten years and now, with the completion of a much
improved school facility, and a fund-raising campaign in place to
pay for it, I feel that this is the right point at which to move
on," Boyle stated in his letter. "It is the point, not only to
seek a new challenge but to pursue some of my own scholarly and
writing projects. I leave the Academy with very mixed feelings.
While I'm looking forward to new challenges, I shall also miss many
of the people with whom I have been associated and with whom I have
worked very closely for almost ten years. In fact, I have always
considered the Academy as a collaborative institution and therefore,
working in concert with the staff, the board, and the women's
committee has been a marvelous experience. Furthermore, I have
had the privilege and the opportunity to have worked with three
terrific Academy presidents: John Gribbel 2nd, Henry S. McNeil, and
Charles E. Mather III."
I!It is with regret and very best wishes that I and the other
Academy trustees accept Dick's resignation," Mather said today.
"His accomplishments since his arrival in 1973 have been significant
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and impressive . They include the restoration of the Academy's
building at Broad and Cherry Streets, and the designation of it as
a National Historic Landmark in connection with the Bicentennial; the
organization of "Young America," the successful tour of the Academy's
masterpieces in Great Britain; obtaining a Ford Foundation Grant for
Faculty Enrichment, an endowment for faculty sabbaticals; the creation of a Department of Archives, the creation of the Department of
Museum Education, the creation of a Department of Development,
Membership, and Public Relations, and improvement in museum security,
conservation, ' and collection maintenance; and many others."
Richard J. Boyle is a graduate of Adelphi University and
Oxford University . Prior to his appointment as Director of the
Academy, he was Chief Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at the
Cincinnati Art Museum, and Director of the Middletown Fine Arts
Center in Middletown, Ohio.
Boyle is a member of the American Association of Museums, the
Association of Art Museum Directors, the Executive Committee of Old
Philadelphia Development Corp., and is Chairman of the Art Committee
of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, Chairman
of the Task Force for Environmental Improvements to North Broad
Street as part of the Old Philadelphia Development Corp., and a
board member of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. He is
an Honorary Life Member of the ~ontemporary Art Center in Cincinnati;
was elected a Benjamin Franklin Fellow, The Royal Society of Arts ,
London; and given the Award of Literary Merit (1980) from the
Athenaeum of Philadelphia for his book, John H. Twachtman.
"In order to ensure that the Academy will function normally
and smoothly during this time of transition, Dick Boyle will serve
as special consultant to the President of the Academy through
December 31, 1982, and Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., the Director of the
Museum, will be Acting Executive Director of the Academy," Mather said.
"In addition, I shall immediately form a search committee to select
and interview candidates for the Executive Director position."
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For Immediate Release
GALA PREVIEW PARTY AND FINE ARTS AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS ... TO BE HELD AT NEW PEALE HOUSE ON FRIDAY, NOVEYillER 5
(Philadelphia, Pa. - November 2, 1982)
The Women's Committee of The
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is sponsoring a Gala Preview Party and
Fine Arts Auction to celebrate the opening of the Academy's new school building,
Peale House, at 1820 Chestnut Street.
The event will be held in the new
Peale House on Friday, November 5, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Proceeds from
the party and auction will be contributed to the Academy's recently-announced
$5,000,000 three-year fundraising campaign.
This event celebrates the opening of the fourth school in the I77-year
history of the Academy, and will feature a one-hour Fine Arts live auction
with John Marion, President of Sotheby Parke Bernet, as auctioneer.
There
will also be a silent auction and a raffle during the course of the evening.
James Biddle and Henry S. McNeil, Trustees of the Academy, are Honorary
Co-Chairffien of the event; Mrs. Herbert F. Schiffer, President of the Women's
Committee, and Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield, Jr., are Co-Chairmen of the Peale
House Gala; Mrs. Walte.r L. Foulke and I1rs. lathrop B. Nelson, Jr., are CoChairmen of the auction; and Mrs. Richard J. Fox and Mrs. John Clark Keene
are Co-Chairmen of the Preview Party.
From 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., guests will be able to tour the new
Peale House, and see students in classes and studios.
During this time, when
hors d'oeuvres and cocktails will be served by the Commissary, and the Bill
DelGovernatore Jazz Band and the Kathy McGinnis Brass Band will play, those
in attendance may participate in the silent auction, when bids may be placed
on over 50 items of art ranging in price from $100 to $300 and up.
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At 7:00 p.m. John Marion will conduct the live auction, in which
approximately 40 items will be presented for bids.
Works by well-known
artists have been donated by galleries in New York and Philadelphia as well
as by private collectors and members of the Academy's Board of Trustees and
Women's Committee.
Among the artists represented are Neil Welliver, Alfred
Bendiner, Elizabeth Osborne, Red Grooms, Raphael Sayer, Will Barnet, Don
Nice, Martha Mayer Erlebacher, Robert Indiana, Salvador Dali, Edward J.
Steichen, Paul Caponigro, and N.C. Wyeth.
In addition, guests will have
a chance to bid on an opportunity to have their portrait painted in oil by
artist Cyril Gardner, and can also bid on a two-week stay at an Avalon,
New Jersey, beachfront vacation home.
Finally, in the category of very
special, those at the gala can bid on luncheon for two with Thomas Armstrong,
Director of the Whitney Museum of .American Art, and Mrs. Milton Avery, at
Le Cirque Restaurant in Manhattan, followed by a visit to the Whitney to
view the retrospective exhibition of the work of Milton Avery.
At 8:00 p.m., the "Peale Jewel" will be raffled off.
The "Peale
Jewel" is a hand-carved carnelian pendant/brooch en c ircled by 18kt. gold
dragons with diamonds.
It was designed by Diene, is valued at $10,000,
and comes from the private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Cooper of
F.J. Cooper, Inc. of Philadelphia.
Raffle tickets have been distributed
for a suggested donation of $10 each, and the winning ticket will be announced
at the conclusion of the gala.
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For Immediate Release
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS PRESENTS THE EXHIBITION PERSPECTIVES
ON CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN REALISM: WORKS OF ART ON PAPER FROM THE COLLECTION
OF JALANE AND RICHARD .DAVIDSON •.•.• TO BE ON DISPLAY FROM .DECEMBER 17, 1982
THROUGH FEBRUARY 20, 1983.
(Philadelphia, Pa., - November 17, 1982) -
In recent years, the Penn-
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has recognized the expertise, passion and
public-spiritedness of private collectors willing to share their collections
with the Academy's public.
This commitment is exemplified in the exhibition
Perspectives on Contemporary American Realism:
Works of Art on Paper From
the Collection of Jalane and Richard Davidson to be seen at the Academy from
December 17, 1982, to February 20, 1983, and subsequently at the Art Institute
of Chicago (April 1, 1983 through May 20, 1983).
The Davidsons reside in
Chicago.
The exhibition will feature 76 works of art on paper by 54 living
American artists.
Assembled by the Davidsons during the past seven years, the
collection represents the diversity of styles, media, and attitudes to subject
matter that characterize contemporary American realism.
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., the .Academy's acting executive director, is the
curator of the exhibition and the author of its catalogue, which will be
available in the museum shop.
Of the Davidsons' collection, he says:
"In a short time, the Davidsons have assembled what is
unquestionably the finest collection of works of art on
paper by contemporary American realists'. · Like all great
collectors, they are extremely knowledgeable in their
field; they collect with great determination and feeling.
They have always followed their own instincts. They are
challenged by new discoveries. I feel extremely ' fortunate
to be able to present this collection in Philadelphia."
The largest part of the collection, which includes the. work of eight
Philadelphia area artists, is composed of figurative drawings by William
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Bailey, Jack Beal, Martha Mayer Erlebacher, Sidney Goodman, Alex Katz,
Alfred Leslie, Alice Neel, Philip Pearlstein, and James Valerio.
Consisting of portrait studies, nudes and figures in settings, the
Davidsons' drawings define the scope of attitudes to the figure.
The
collection is also highlighted by landscapes by Rackstraw Downes, Patricia
Tobacco Forrester, Jane Freilicher, and Susan Shatter and still lifes by
Carolyn Brady, Janet Fish, Sondra Freckelton, John Stuart Ingle, Catherine
Murphy, Don Nice and Paul Wiesenfeld.
Perspectives on Contemporary American .Realism is another expression of
the Academy's interest in recent developments in . realist art.
Focusing on
works of art on paper (as a complement to painting and sculpture) the
Davidson collection reveals the excitement and energy to be found in images
from life.
Jalane and Richard Davidson will be honored at a subscription dinner
following the academy members' reception on Thursday, December 16.
Frank
Goodyear will speak on "Tips on Collecting in Today's Art Market," following
the dinner.
On Sunday, January 16, at 2:30 p.m., the Davidsons will lead an informal
tour of their works on display at the academy.
This is a rare opportunity
to learn about collecting art and to gain a unique perspective on the exhibition from these much-admired Chicago collectors.
The tour is open to
the public with museum admission; Academy members are admitted free.
No
reservations are required.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad and Cherry
Streets in Philadelphia, just two blocks north of City Hall.
venient to public transportation and parking.
It is con-
It is open to the public from
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
on Sunday.
General.admission is $1.50, senior citizen admission is $1.00,
and student admission is $.50.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is the
oldest art museum and art school in North America.
Its collection of over
4,000 works of American art is housed in its third building, a National
Historic Landmark, designed by Frank Furness in 1876, and restored to its
original Victorian splendor in 1976.
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ADVANCE INFORMATION:
TO:
ART AND FEATURE WRITERS
WILLIAM RUSH, AMERICAN SCULPTOR
WILLIAM RUSH, AMERICAN SCULPTOR, a major exhibition of artistic and historic
significance, including every existing work by America's first native born sculptor
and celebrated ships' figure-head carver (1756-1833) will open to the public on
Wednesday, June 23, 1982 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The exhibition WILLIAM RUSH, AMERICAN SCULTPORis both fitting and timely as the
Academy's contribution to the celebration of the three hundredth anniversary of the
founding of Philadelphia.
Not since 1937 has Rush's sculptures been assembled in one place at one time.
only three existing ships' figure-heads will be on view;
BENJP~IN
The
PEACE, BENJAMIN RUSH, and
FRANKLIN.
Curator for the exhibition is Linda Bantel, whose ingenuity, research and relentless
sleuthing has uncovered new information and new documentation, and a definitive perspective
of the life and work of William Rush.
Sculptor Conservator, Virginia Norton Naud~, along
with her assistants, have worked on the conservation of Rush objects for over three years.
The Academy ·has announced due to the fragile nature of most of the objects, that the
exhibition will be seen only at the Pennsylvania Academy, the refore, the WILLIAM RUSH,
AMERICAN SCULPTOR exhibition will be on view until November 21, 1982.
Funding for the exhibition- has been generously provided through grants from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Pew Memorial Trust, and The Institute of Museum Services.
Rush n-ot only carved ships' figure-heads, but also full-length statues and portrait
busts of distinguished Philadelphians.
He did sculptural commissions for buildings;
seven objects are on loan through the generosity of the Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted
Masons of Pennsylvania.
These striking allegorical works were originally commissioned for
the Masonic Hall on Chestnut Street in 1820.
A restored bronze replica of NYMPH AND
BITTERN, which was Philadelphia's first public fountain, located in "Center Square", our
present City Hall, will also be on view.
Though wood was Rush's main medium, he also
worked in terra cotta, of which several of his portrait busts will be on display.
Noted as America's first sculptor, Rush was also a distinguished citizen of Philadelphia,
who helped contribute to the City's reputation as "The Athens of America" because he was
one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; oldest mus e um and art
institute in North America.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will publish a catalogue raisonn~ to
accomapny the exhibition.
Richard J. Boyle, Director of the Pennsylvania Academy, states
in his foreward:" The exhibition originates in Philadelphia, a city with rich sculptural
tradition, that could be called the birthplace of American sculpture, and which today
boasts more public sculpture than any other city in the United States."
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at broad and Cherry Streets.
Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-5.
Citizens, and $.50 for Students.
Admission is $1.50, General, $1.00 for Senior
For more information, contact: Susan Rappaport
Public Information
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
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For further information, contact
Kirby F. Smith, Public Information Office
(215) 972-7642
For Immediate Release
SANTA CLAUS COMES TO THE PENNSYLVN~IA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8. . . .. WILL PRESENT A LUCKY VISITOR A
I1CULTURAL I1 GIFT BAG WORTH $330
(The North Pole/Philadelphia, Pa.- December 3 , 1982)
On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 8, Santa Claus will be
transported to The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Broad
and Cherry Streets) in a 1937 Packard. Santa will enter the
Academy and present to a lucky visitor, selected at random, a
large bag of gifts which were contributed by nonprofit cultural
institutions who are members of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural
Alliance . The gifts and bag have a value of $330.45.
This appearanc,e by Santa at the academy represents GPCA' s
participation in a special $100 days holiday campaign which is
sponsored by a coalition of Center City cultural groups, retailers,
civic organizations and transit agencies to promote downtown
Christmas shopping. The theme for the campaign is I1Philadelphia
Loves Christmas. 11 The Center City Association of Proprietors,
a coalition member, has organized these $100 days as well as
other events over the next few weeks .
On December 8 Santa Claus will make several stops in Center
City and give $100 surprises to lucky visitors at each stop. Santa's
only I1culturall1 stop will be at The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts . Among the GPCA institutions providing the gifts in
Santa's bag are The Fabric Workshop, the Philadelphia Zoo, The
Franklin Institute, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Concerto
Soloists of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society ,
The University Huseum , The Print Club, Prints in Progress ,
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Annenberg Center,
the Pennsylvania Ballet, International House of Phi l adelphia,
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and The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, whose contribution
is a hard cover edition of "In This Academy," a catalogue
published in conjunction with the academy's special Bicentennial
exhibition, and which is beautifully illustrated with color
and black and white photographs.
* * * * * * * ** ** * * * * * * ** * * *
FOR THE PRESS ONLY -Santa is scheduled to arrive at The Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 8.
This
information is for your use only for photo opportunities
Please do not print or release it in any fo~m.
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For Immediate Release
JALANE AND RICHARD DAVIDSON TO GIVE INFORMAL GALLERY TOUR ON DECEMBER 17
OF WORKS FROM THEIR COLLECTION ON VIEhT AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE
FINE ARTS FROM DECEMBER 17, 1982 THROUGH FEBRUARY 20, 1983
(Philadelphia, Pa. - December 0, 1982) - On Friday, December 17,
at 12:00 p.m., Jalane and Richard Davidson will give an informal tour
of works from their collection on view at The Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts from December 17, 1982 through February 20, 1983, as part
of the academy's weekly informal gallery talks, "Food for Thought."
The
public is invited to join these noted collectors as they comment on the
academy's exhibition,
Perspectives on Contemporary American Realism:
Works
of Art on Paper from the Collection of Jalane and Richard Davidson. Reservat ions are not required and the tour is free with museum admission.
In 1975 Jalane and Richard Davidson began seriously to collect works
of art on paper by contemporary American artists who work in a realist style.
In only seven years the Davidsons have acquired the finest, most widely
representative collection of its kind.
This collection can be seen for the
v first time publicly at the Pennsylvania Academy in the upcoming exhibition,
which will subsequently be seen in Chicago, where the Davidsons live,
at
the Art Insitute of Chicago.
The academy has been in the forefront of American museums in presenting the work of contemporary American realists;
the Davidson collection
is a fitting sequel to the fall 1981 exhibition Contemporary American
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Realism since 1960.
on paper,
In focusing only on American realist works
of art
the navidson collection exhibition documents the activity and
importance of drawing as both a preliminary and independent art form.
their range of styles,
techniques,
media,
In
subject matter, and content the
79 works in the exhibition point to the enormous diversity within the contemporary American realism movement.
Perhaps the highlights of the Davidson collection are found in the
large number of figure drawings by such artists as William Bailey,
Beal, Martha Mayer Erlebacher, Sidney Goodman,
Philip Pearlstein,
Alfred Leslie,
James Valerio and Theo Wujcik.
Jack
Alice Neel,
These range from large-
scale, aggressive and frontal portrait studies in charcoal,
to sensuous
nude torsos in p ale chalks, to faint, shimmering images in silverpoint.
William Bailey's Portrait of S. or Sidney Goodman's Woman with Towel on
Head,
for instance,
are among the very finest drawings being made by
American artists.
The Davidsons' love for nature, and color,
finds expression in an
equally fine collection of landscape images by Rackstraw Downes,
Freilicher,
Richard Haas,
Joseph Raffael,
Welliver and still lifes by William Bailey,
Freckelton,
John Stuart Ingle and Don Nice.
tion depict familar and faraway places,
Susan Shatter, and Neil
Janet Fish,
Sondra
The landscapes in the collec-
wilderness scenery,
modern American city as well as the natural elements,
water,
rock formations, and native fauna.
Jane
and the
clouds, pools of
The group of still lifes reveals
traditional table top setups and a fascination with the intricacies and
subtleties of a wide assortment of still life forms and images.
The Davidsons are recognized today for their commitment to the highest
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quality of works of art on paper by contemporary American realists.
collecting in s tin c t s
are extremely personal;
a masterpiece by a young,
Their
they are as eager to acquire
unknown artist as one by an acknowledged master.
Their interest in formin g a "comprehensive and comparative collection"
has
resulted in a collection of remarkable quality that the Pennsylvania Academy
is privileged to e x hibit.
director of the academy ,
collectors.
As Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., acting executive
has said,
"Jalane and Richard Davidson are models
They collec t with passion,
determination and intelligence.
They have become extremely knowledgeable in their field.
has been formed by personal tastes.
Their collection
The opportunity for the academy to
present their collection in Philadelphia is a privilege for all serious
art lovers."
Jalane and Richard Davidson will be honored at a subscription dinner
following the academy members' reception on Thursday,
December 16.
Goo d y e a r will speak on "Tips on Collecting in Today's Art Market,"
Frank
follow-
in g the dinner.
On Sunday,
January 16, at 2:30 p.m., the Davidsons will return to
Philadelphia to lead another informal tour of their works on display at
the academy.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad and
Cherry Streets in Philadelphia,
just two north of City Hall.
convenient to public transportation and parking.
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
It is open to the public
Tuesday through Saturday,
General admission is $1.50,
is $1.00, and student admission is $.50.
It is
and 1:00 p.m. to
senior citizen admission
$100 DAYS "PHILADELPHIA LOVES CHRISTMAS"
CULTURAL Giv~Away at Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts
*Actual value of bag and contents: $330.45
THE SITE:
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art museum and
school in America . Housed in a National Historic Landmark building
at Broad and Cherry Streets, designed by Frank Furness, the Academy features
a distinguished permanent collection of American Art. Recent special
exhibitions include "Americans in Brittany and Normandy 1860 - 1910";
"Contemporary American Real ism since 1960" and "Jamie vJyeth".
THE BAG:
A roomy canvas bag designed by artist Jun Kaneko inresidente at
The Fabric Workshop of Phi1adelphia. An off-white canvas bag printed
with a black dash pattern, wooden handles attached with brightly colored
canvas straps. Great for toting knitting, photography equipment, beach
gear and Christmas goodies! ($75)
CONTENTS:
Twenty dollar gift certificate to the Zoo Shop, Philadelphia Zoo.
Handsomely crafted wooden animals, animal necklaces of semi - precious
stones, books for adults and children about the animal kingdom and
assorted stuffed bears are among the items you can choose from. ($20)
Four free passes to The Franklin Institute. Good any day of the week.
Be sure to see "Shipbuilding on the Delaware", a new exhibit
the
most ambitious in the museum's history. ($14)
A cozy "Tutti per Muti" sweatshirt from The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Ad uIt size med i um. ( $10 )
Two free tickets to the "Basically Baroque" concert of the Concerto
Soloists of Philadelphia on Sunday, February 13, 1983, 2 PM.
The performance takes place at the beautiful Church of the Holy Trinity
on Rittenhouse Square. ($16)
A family membership to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Benefits
include 3 tickets to the Philadelphia Flower Show in March, a subscription
to the Society's full-color magazine Green Scene and tickets to the fall
Harvest Show. ($35)
A hedgehog necklace from The University Museum shop. Gold-plated pewter
with enamel, adapted from the Museum's Egyptian collection. ($7)
From The Print Club, a poster featuring the work of Philadelphia artist
Peter Paone. ($15)
Brightly colored potholder fashioned from hand-printed fabric, designed
by children in Prints in Progress after-school workshops. ($7)
From the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, In This Academy, published
in conjunction with the Academy's special Bicentennial exhibit. Hardcover
catalog replete with color and black and white photographs. ($27.50)
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Colorful poste r fro m the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's recent
exhibit, "Philadelphia Portrait, 1682 - 1982."($5)
Four free tickets for the McCarter Theatre Company's production of
Charles Dickens'IiA Christmas Carol" presented by the Annenber Center.
Thursday eveDing, December 23, 8 PM. ($56)
Two free tickets to the Pennsylvania Ballet! Your choice of performances,
February 3 - 27 at the Shubert Theatre. ($40)
To top it all off, an embroidered red silk "bell" ornament from
the Bazaar Shop at International House of Philadelphia. ($2.95)
All of these items were contributed by nonprofit cultural institutions
which are members of the Greater Philadelphia tultural Alliance (GPCA).
For further information from GPCA contact Marjorie Segal, (215) 735 - 0570.
